Post Holiday Positive News
Ah, the day after the holidays. A collective sigh of relief can be heard. This was a different holiday for many this year. The economy has had an effect on most of us and we were encouraged to look at the real meaning of the holidays, not simply rampant commercialism.
So how can you create some positive news for others this post-holiday season? The answer lies as close as your Christmas tree. Many of us have several gifts under there that just didn’t cut it. So before you hide those unwanted gifts in a closet for the rest of eternity, think of some others who might appreciate it or simply need it. Clothing is a wanted gift for just about any needy family, so are toys that the kids didn’t necessarily take to. Explain to your kids, if you have them, that Santa loves “passing gifts along” so everyone has something!
Spend some time with the overflow of packaging as well. Keep wrapping paper together to either recycle or reuse. Better yet, don’t use wrapping paper when a gift bag will suffice (another item which tends to get reused often.)
The holiday doesn’t end here. Whatever seems like “extra” in your household right now might mean something to someone else. It’s all about regifting!
Positive News for Others - Regift!
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Just in time for the holidays…10,000+ Books to Needy Kids
Hoopoe Books Share Literacy Program located in Los Altos, CA, delivered some holiday cheer to underserved San Francisco Bay Area children with a donation of over 10,000 books. For some children, this was the first book of their own. The book give-away was made possible by a $90,000 grant from the Kaiser Permanente Community Grants Program.
The books (some bi-lingual English-Spanish) were distributed to charitable organizations and schools serving poor and low-income families. Over 2,200 books went to San Francisco children, 3,000 were earmarked for East Bay youngsters and over 4,900 books went to organizations serving at-risk youth in the South Bay.
A nationwide program first introduced in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2006, Share Literacy partners with early education agencies serving poverty level and low-income families, after-school programs and organizations providing ESL and adult literacy instruction.